{"product_id":"the-break","title":"The Break","description":"\u003cp\u003e2017 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Literature Finalist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner, Amazon.ca First Novel Award\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner, Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner, Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner, McNally Robinson Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Canada Reads 2017 finalist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2016 Governor General's Literary Award Finalist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2016 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Finalist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Post 99 Best Books of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCBC Best Canadian Debut Novels 2016\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobe and Mail Best 100 Books of 2016\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKobo Best Books of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalrus Magazine The Best Books of 2016\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49th Shelf Books of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break -- a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house -- she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, both directly and indirectly, with the victim -- police, family, and friends -- tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night. Lou, a social worker, grapples with the departure of her live-in boyfriend. Cheryl, an artist, mourns the premature death of her sister Rain. Paulina, a single mother, struggles to trust her new partner. Phoenix, a homeless teenager, is released from a youth detention centre. Officer Scott, a Métis policeman, feels caught between two worlds as he patrols the city. Through their various perspectives a larger, more comprehensive story about lives of the residents in Winnipeg's North End is exposed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA powerful intergenerational family saga, The Break showcases Vermette's abundant writing talent and positions her as an exciting new voice in Canadian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55073853571145,"sku":null,"price":11.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/5336\/3785\/files\/11719743482717.jpg?v=1764899182","url":"https:\/\/morebetterbooks.com\/products\/the-break","provider":"More Better Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}